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  FAQ for Maker Portfolios You have questions - I have answers!

  

  . That is why the questions are very specific.  Similar to the MIT ... .NET, and Assembly that I learned since coming to MIT.) Fun!  See? Anyways ... lot of questions about the new Maker Portfolio supplement on the MIT

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Metropolis and the Alloy Orchestra "The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must be the Heart!"

  

  their version of the score alongside the film. Such an event is rare; even ... year” to attend. The Alloy Orchestra, based here in Cambridge, is ... Mission of Burma, who also played here at MIT once). They’ve created

  • by ARTalk
  • March 13, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Apple Juice Liberation! Something very important happened to me when I came to MIT a few weeks ago.…

  

  is probably not the most important thing I’ve gained by coming to MIT ... Something very important happened to me when I came to MIT a few ... which there is no going back. I experienced… Apple Juice Liberation. You

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The School of Architecture + Planning What happened to "science"? "Engineering"? "Technology"?!

  

  So, there are pretty much five schools at MIT. From most popular ... the entire School of Architecture+Planning is pretty small. The school encompasses three undergraduate and some more graduate programs at MIT; the

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • December 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breakfast with a Genius Okay, so I stole the genius joke from Bryan. But it's still true.

  

  . Anyway, she gave a talk on Thursday night here at MIT in 10-250, which is ... . Suzan-Lori Parks is a playwright and novelist whose play Topdog ... 's always great to meet and talk with someone who is not only successful in

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A flash of brilliance and answers to some questions

  

  Necessity is the mother of invention. So I was making meatballs ... answers -- Archana wrote: "hello. My name is Archana and i have always wanted to attend MIT. I would like to take up medicine,perfabely in the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  preserving student community what does it take?

  

  inheritance is important to many, if not most dorm communities at MIT. Another ... experiences on the Burton Conner Transition Team, which is responsible for ... formative in establishing my interest in preserving student culture across MIT

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 20, 2020
• Blog / How to Food

  How to Survive in a Cook-for-Yourself Community and why meals plans are terrible

  

  factor, in which case a meal plan is not advisable, see appendix). At MIT ... than the cheapest MIT freshman meal plan. And that is considering that ... This post is dedicated to 2021s who aren’t sure if they can survive

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 10, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Random Hall Rooms Six rooms and ten stuffed animals.

  

  -eight-year-old brother gave me when I left for MIT. On the wall above my bed is possibly my ... their room numbers. Each of the four floors is concentric with the shaft ... side of the building. If my door is open I have a strategic view of the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  making things a blog about being a meche major

  

  struggle with having one’s school be one’s identity — MIT is a cool place but ... Maybe my favorite part of course 2A is sitting next to my friend in 2.001 and jointly scrolling through MIT Confessions. 2.001, a core class on

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 20, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Most of You Will Be Deferred Option three

  

  anywhere. Ask anyone, MIT is MIT because of the people. This is true. But ... In the near future, MIT Admissions will release the EA decisions. To ... MIT. (With some logistical nightmares redacted)   I) December 19

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • December 6, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 2

  

  help with is to show us more of MIT's culture, and make sure we know it ... MIT, we don't just have 5n year reunions (where n is a counting number ... the May 1st postmark deadline for your college decision, I figure now is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Liminal Activities Period IAP is a mindset and you can keep it forever

  

  January, of course, is IAP. "Independent Activities Period" is a deceptively bland name for what is in my opinion MIT's greatest invention. It is ... It's been over six years since I graduated MIT - longer than I spent

  • by Joel G. '18
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Accidentally Double Majored How I managed to accidentally get a second major at MIT (hopefully)

  

  . One thing I really like about MIT is that there is a HASS (humanities ... , called a concentration. After my third semester at MIT, I had no idea what ... at MIT. Hopefully. Too good to be true? That's what I thought. There

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dear Prospective 2020s Passing on advice that good people have given me

  

  rejection. So for those of you who feel like a future at MIT is the only ... someone's world a better place. Whether MIT is your next adventure or not ... . Most of this advice is paraphrased from people that I consider to be

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  January in the Studio 4.11A: Architecture and Environmental Design Intensive

  

  . The architecture major at MIT is notorious among undergrads for two ... than most of us and sleep less. MIT is an engineering school, but that ... Environmental Design Intensive is a month-long class with an enormous studio

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  A Letter to CPW Prefrosh let the onslaught of CPW-related posts continue

  

  . This is on purpose! College - MIT in particular - will overwhelm you ... My family is here! Yesterday and today, my parents and my little ... a science essay, and impact crater formation. Lisa is here early for

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The New Show In Town [by David Freilach, Guest Blogger/Assistant Director, LVAC] ARTalk guest blogger David Freilach checks out the…

  

  freedom. Perhaps it is analogous to the way we at the MIT List Visual Arts ... introduced!). Catalyst Collaborative is based at MIT and works with Underground ... weeks before it opened. I suppose as a member of the MIT community and a

  • by ARTalk
  • August 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UPOP Program and a look at Jay Dweck (‘77) UPOP is a one-week seminar that teaches leadership and work-place dynamics to sophomores studying engineering…

  

  goal of this program is to teach leadership and work-place dynamics to ... MIT students have the technical background and overall smarts required ... Teaching Assistant (TA) who is in industry/research, to complete a series of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  On Greatness

  

  : "MIT is full of amazing people, I don't think I'm all that amazing, how ... lately, and it's got me thinking about incredible people and what it is in ... to is: No one has become great by wanting to be great, greatness is a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 11, 2011